Vermont State Colleges Trustees approve consolidation, campuses to stay open
The Vermont State College System Board of Trustees have voted to move forward with the proposal outlined by the state’s Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont. The proposal will unify the three residential colleges, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College, under a common accreditation in Academic Year 2023-2024 while maintaining the Community College of Vermont as a separate institution. Additionally, the system will streamline services across the institutions through significant administrative consolidation. The board said it is committed to maintaining the current campus locations. A single president of the consolidated colleges would take over by January 2022.
Travel Guidance Update
Governor Phil Scott on Friday announced a welcomed update to the state’s travel quarantine policy. This change represents an important turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective Tuesday, February 23rd, people who are fully vaccinated and at least 14 days out from their final vaccine dose can travel to and from Vermont without quarantine restrictions. In addition, a fully-vaccinated person who comes in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 will not be required to quarantine.
See guidance below. New guidance in red.
Music in Schools Guidance Released
The Agency of Education released guidance related to the restart of school music programs in the state. Physical distancing, masks, and other mitigation measures remain in place. Read the full guidance at the Agency of Education’s website.
LCSWMA forms Vermontâs 1,200th captive
10-02-2021
Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has licensed the state’s 1,200th captive insurance company.
Sustainable Assurance Company was granted a license as a pure captive for Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) on January 1, 2021. Artex Risk Solutions serves as the captive manager.
LCSWMA collects energy, landfill, transfer station and household hazardous waste and minimises its environmental impact via a portfolio of sustainability projects, some in partnership with the private business sector.
With rising premium costs, combined with a hardening underwriting market, LCSWMA was having difficulty finding property coverage.
Robert Zorbaugh, chief executive officer of LCSWMA, said it had been an easy decision to select its domicile. “Vermont has a rich history, proven experience, and has a great reputation in the industry. We wanted to do it right and partner with the best to make
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Facing a shortage of substitute teachers and expectations of returning to fully in-person learning this spring, the Taconic and Green Regional School District Board is appealing to state officials to prioritize teachers to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
âWith great respect for the work you and Governor (Phil) Scott have done in the setting of a once-in-a-century pandemic,â the board wrote in the letter, dated Feb. 8 and addressed to Secretary of Education Daniel French and Commissioner of Health Mark Levine, â(we) would like to make an appeal to you and the Governor: as more vaccine supply becomes available in Vermont, please (prioritize) teachers for SARS-CoV2 vaccination so that we can meet the Governorâs goal of everyone returning to in-person education in April.â